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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 88:F106-F108 doi:10.1136/fn.88.2.F106
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Faecal elastase 1 levels in premature and full term infants

Table 1

Mean fecal elastase 1 levels in sample 1 (meconium) and sample 2 according to gestational age

Gestational age (weeks) No Sample 1 Sample 2
Results are expressed as mean (SD).
<28 12 28.8 (39.6) 139.9 (127.2)
28–30 7 76.7 (70.5) 184.8 (113.4)
31–32 18 31.8 (31.5) 182.1 (128.6)
>33 26 55.3 (57.2) 348.4 (160.5)
All 63 45.9 (51.1) 243.0 (164.9)

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